Cost of Living Comparison Between Sharjah and Playa del Carmen Cost of Living Comparison Between Sharjah and Playa del Carmen

😐 Solo nomad: Sharjah is 7.4% more expensive than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 26% more expensive with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Sharjah is 1.4% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 1.6% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$5.43 AED 19.93

$11.85 MX$208

-54.18%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$32.74 AED 120

$42.16 MX$742

-22.34%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$9.29 AED 34.08

$10.75 MX$189

-13.58%

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$9.78 AED 35.89

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$9.31 AED 34.15

Cappuccino

$4.42 AED 16.23

$3.47 MX$61.1

27.38%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.94 AED 3.45

$1.45 MX$25.56

-35.17%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.35 AED 1.28

$0.90 MX$15.88

-61.11%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$3.05 MX$53.7

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.42 MX$77.7

Milk (1 liter)

$1.77 AED 6.50

$1.37 MX$24.09

29.20%

White Bread (500g)

$1.15 AED 4.23

$1.87 MX$32.93

-38.50%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.07 AED 7.59

$1.54 MX$27.15

34.42%

Eggs

$2.83 AED 10.40

$2.50 MX$44.03

13.20%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$10.41 AED 38.22

$8.61 MX$151

20.91%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.85 AED 25.14

$8.63 MX$152

-20.63%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$8.87 AED 32.56

$11.02 MX$194

-19.51%

Apples (1kg)

$1.86 AED 6.81

$2.75 MX$48.36

-32.36%

Banana (1kg)

$1.53 AED 5.63

$1.43 MX$25.12

6.99%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.48 AED 5.44

$1.87 MX$32.94

-20.86%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.17 AED 4.28

$2.17 MX$38.13

-46.08%

Potato (1kg)

$0.99 AED 3.65

$1.88 MX$33.12

-47.34%

Onion (1kg)

$1.21 AED 4.46

$2.25 MX$39.51

-46.22%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.50 AED 5.51

$1.07 MX$18.78

40.19%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.59 AED 2.16

$1.07 MX$18.88

-44.86%

Bottle of Non-Alcoholic Wine (Mid-Range)

$15.37 AED 56.4

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.96 AED 7.18

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.37 AED 12.37

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$6.47 AED 23.73

$4.15 MX$73.1

55.90%

Wine (Bottle)

$10.34 MX$182

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.68 MX$29.54

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.48 MX$43.69

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.60 AED 5.89

$0.55 MX$9.76

190.91%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$40.82 AED 150

$26.53 MX$467

53.86%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.76 AED 13.79

$3.22 MX$56.6

16.77%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.69 AED 2.54

$2.48 MX$43.65

-72.18%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$4.76 AED 17.45

$3.11 MX$54.7

53.05%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.75 AED 2.75

$1.26 MX$22.09

-40.48%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$45.0K AED 165.3K

$30.7K MX$539.3K

46.93%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$21.9K AED 80.5K

$24.0K MX$422.8K

-8.73%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$193 AED 709

$82.5 MX$1,451

134.37%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$65.2 AED 239

$22.29 MX$392

192.60%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$103 AED 378

$30.02 MX$528

243.44%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$63.4 AED 233

$51.4 MX$905

23.29%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$38.02 AED 140

$18.29 MX$322

107.87%

Cinema Ticket

$12.68 AED 46.52

$4.98 MX$87.7

154.62%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$278 AED 1,022

$200 MX$3,518

39.19%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$5,966 AED 21.9K

$5,304 MX$93.3K

12.47%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$51.8 AED 190

$35.71 MX$628

45.00%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$94.9 AED 348

$39.56 MX$696

139.89%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$95.6 AED 351

$80.6 MX$1,417

18.72%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$80.0 AED 294

$88.3 MX$1,554

-9.37%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$769 AED 2,823

$969 MX$17.1K

-20.65%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$589 AED 2,163

$482 MX$8,482

22.19%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,605 AED 5,889

$1,595 MX$28.1K

0.59%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,016 AED 3,727

$1,184 MX$20.8K

-14.20%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$8,048 AED 29.5K

$4,050 MX$71.2K

98.69%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,730 AED 10.0K

$6,522 MX$114.7K

-58.14%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$2,443 AED 8,964

$756 MX$13.3K

222.93%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

4.42

11.42

-61.30%

CityCost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Sharjah: March 3, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: March 3, 2026

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